I am falling so behind with this thing. Life has been busy. In the past week I have been trying to land both an apartment and a job and both have required a lot of running around and a lot of wasted time! I like point-form. Do you?
- I 99% have an apartment. It's beautiful and modern and in a great location and fairly perfect all around.
- I do not yet have a job. But it's coming. I will not let my inferior French get in the way this time! I. Will. Get. A. Job!
- I had my last photography class tonight and presented my final project. I did a series of portraits. It was pretty cool.
- On Friday I have a photo shoot which I am insane with excitement over and will post more details and pics afterwards!
- I have had a sushi craving for the past 3 days.
- I am currently reading "The Game" so I can learn how to pick up chicks. True story.
- Skype makes my life. If I didn't have it, there would be no way I could last this long so far away from my family and friends. Speaking of, I'm Skyping with my parents in 10 mins...
Bonne nuit!
(P.S. How many languages do you know how to say "Good night" in???)
Labels: apartment, montreal, random
I don't think I've ever mentioned before how much I love this blog:
What Chuck Wore. Of course if you've never seen Gossip Girl, all will be totally lost on you. Not that I can blame you for not appreciating that golden gem of a TV show in all of its terrible rich, juvenile, snobby glory. I wonder when that show premieres again anyway?
Have I also mentioned how hot it's been here lately? Okay, only every day on my Twitter status. It's gotten up to 40 degrees for the past 5 days and I have been melting. Yes, there's me in a puddle on the floor. Not that I'm complaining! I enjoy heat, but maybe a few or 10 degrees less would be good, thanks Mother Nature.
So it looks like I might be sticking around the Frenchlands for a little longer. I've been hired to shoot a small wedding at the end of September, and another wedding might be in the works for mid-September as well. I figure they will both be great experiences and worth sticking around for. This means that right now my days are filled with frantic apartment and job hunting, as my sublet runs out at the end of August and I will need a bit of extra cashola to throw around for another month. Wish me luck. I hope to have things more or less sorted by this weekend.
I think I've finally figured out the perfect location for my fan. It's right at the open door to my balcony and is blowing the cool night breeze onto my back. Ahhhh, relief.
Labels: montreal, random, TV
Photo shoot - Roberta
The day before I left for Jamaica, I did a photoshoot for Roberta, who contacted me because she wanted some photos taken with her snake. We had a great time shooting in the Old Port, and it made for some super sexy and unique photos! Here are a few of my favourites!
You can also view more images from this shoot and other shoots on my website:
Photography by Maresa
Labels: photography, photos
Fallling in love again with Montreal
I must say, there's some things about the French that I absolutely adore. I've just re-realized this after coming back to Montreal from Jamaica. It's their passion for good food, good wine, classy yet trendy restaurants, well-made clothes... It's taking hours at dinner, and enjoying it with a bottle of wine. It's buying a baguette and fresh flowers at the market. I'll sum it up by saying
sophistication. Do I sound like I'm spouting cliches? Well, cliches are usually true. And right now I'm feeling very french as I write this on my terrasse, drinking a glass of rosé wine and munching on a baguette with hummous. Yes, I'm enjoying this life centered on pleasure.
And Jamaica? Fabulous. Definitely a needed getaway. It was scorching hot afternoons and floating in the ocean, it was bottles of wine at dinner (and sometimes two), it was champagne on the beach, it was catamaran adventure tours and waterfalls, it was renting a car and seeing the real Jamaica. It was late nights and lazy mornings. And lots and lots of pineapple. ;)
Labels: montreal, travel
I have never been one to turn down a travel opportunity. In fact, if there's even so much as a glimmer of hope, I'm on it so fast you can't believe it. All I want to do in life is travel.
SO. This is why I'm going to Jamaica tomorrow! I am so super excited! I definitely need a vacation from my vacation. Haha. I'll be there for a week, doing the all-inclusive thing, at a 4.5 star resort... lounging on the beach with a drink in my hand... Hell YES.
I'm just on my way out the door to another photo shoot, which should be verrrry fun. I'm doing it down in the Old Port, so there'll be lots of funky alleys and stairs and walls and things... And then it's my last Photoshop class tonight!
See you in a week, chickadees :)
Labels: photography, travel
